{"610180":{"#nid":"610180","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IC\u2019s John Stasko Recognized as Regents Professor By University System of Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u0026rsquo;s (IC) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/john-stasko\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Stasko\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E was appointed Regents Professor, the highest academic and research recognition bestowed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, earlier this month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStasko was one of four Georgia Tech faculty members to earn the title in the latest announcement and the only from the College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I feel very honored and grateful to receive this title,\u0026rdquo; Stasko said. \u0026ldquo;For a professor to have their research and teaching recognized in this way is the highest compliment. It would not have been possible without my students and faculty colleagues here over the past 30 years. I\u0026rsquo;d like to tank them for their contributions and their friendship.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStasko joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 1989. His primary research area has been in human-computer interaction, with a focus on information and visual analytics. He is the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/gvu\/ii\/\u0022\u003EInformation Interfaces Research Group\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech whose mission is to help people take advantage of information to enrich their lives. He was \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chi.gatech.edu\/2016\/chi-academy-2016\/\u0022\u003Enamed to the prestigious CHI Academy in 2016\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Provost \u003Cstrong\u003ERafael L. Bras\u003C\/strong\u003E offered his congratulations to all of the new designees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Congratulations to my esteemed colleagues on this new distinction,\u0026rdquo; said Bras, who serves as executive vice president for Academic Affairs and the K. Harrison Brown Family Chair.. \u0026ldquo;The world\u0026rsquo;s best and brightest scholars and researchers can be found at Georgia Tech, and this recognition is evidence of their relentless pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIC Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/ayanna-howard\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAyanna Howard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E also offered a note of support.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;John has long been an admired leader within the School of Interactive Computing,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;In a school full of the best and brightest minds in computing, he has distinguished himself through his devotion to research and education. We couldn\u0026rsquo;t be prouder of him for this well-deserved distinction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, college deans may nominate two academic faculty members for the Regents Professor title and one research faculty member for the Regents Researcher title. The other three new Regents Professors are \u003Cstrong\u003EAjay Kohli\u003C\/strong\u003E (Professor, Scheller College of Business), \u003Cstrong\u003ETimothy Lieuwen\u003C\/strong\u003E (Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering), and \u003Cstrong\u003ECatherine L. Ross\u003C\/strong\u003E (Professor, School of City and Regional Planning). The Regents Researcher is \u003Cstrong\u003EMichael O. Rodgers\u003C\/strong\u003E (Principal Research Scientist, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Stasko was one of four Georgia Tech faculty members to earn the title in the latest announcement and the only from the College of Computing."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2018-08-22 17:37:16","changed_gmt":"2018-08-22 17:37:16","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"394731":{"id":"394731","type":"image","title":"John Stasko","body":null,"created":"1449246346","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:25:46","changed":"1475895089","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:29","alt":"John Stasko","file":{"fid":"75643","name":"stasko14.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/stasko14.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/stasko14.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61355,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/stasko14.jpg?itok=7W7zKdFy"}}},"media_ids":["394731"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11632","name":"john stasko"},{"id":"19401","name":"Regents Professors"},{"id":"1966","name":"usg"},{"id":"171841","name":"University System of Georgia Board of Regents"},{"id":"166848","name":"School of Interactive Computing"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"825","name":"Ayanna Howard"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}